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    Pittsburgh PA
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    Philippines
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    Spent a career working with all nationalities. Americans were the dumbest MFers I routinely came across. Have been living outside the US for 25+ years, Manila has been my base or home base for 10+ years. On pace to go to all 193 UN countries, currently at 131. Was born and raised in the US up through high school and then I saw the light. I got out. Still carry around a blue passport for now, but thats the extent of the connection to the country. Hold citizenship in the UK (through family ties), Cambodia (investment), St Kitts & Nevis (investment), Turkey (investment). Also hold PR status for Singapore and Hong Kong.

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  1.    Howy reacted to a post in a topic: When do I need an NBI clearance?
  2.    TD6886 reacted to a post in a topic: The 4 Year Journey
  3. flicks1998
    We've been sending many applications without the fee and having no issues. Our case wont be rejected, that I know and I will be writing a full post on why once she completes the N-400 process. Ive documented in previous postings where I have not sent in previous tax forms, left supporting documentation out, and at each phase along the way we are approved with nobody asking questions, either at the I-485 interview as well as the K1 interview at the Embassy. There have been zero questions in 3 years. Once her N-400 is approved I will provide a whole case summary. I have received more questions during my renouncing of US citizenship then she has received during her US immigration process.
  4. flicks1998
    I-751 Sent package 10/25 USCIS received by USPS 10/26 text message with case number/ NOA sent 10/27 USCIS actively reviewing 10/31 Extension letter received in mail: 11/6/2023. Extension letter good for 48 months.
  5. flicks1998
    I work quite a bit with US immigration (unfortunately) and with it, comes frequent requirement changes. When filing my wife's I-751, we DID NOT include the biometric fee. Today we received her 4 year extension letter as well as a separate letter stating that the Biometric fee is not required as her previous fingerprints can be used. The letter continues and states that if you did pay the biometric fee, it is non-refundable. In the exact words of the I-797C: "This notice informs you that USCIS is able to reuse your previously captured fingerprints and other biometrics. USCIS will run the same security checks and use your biometric data as in the past; however (IN BOLD) it is not necessary for you to appear at a USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) for a biometrics appointment. The biometrics fee will not be refunded."
  6.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Marrying in Japan
  7.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Please clear up my confusion. Is the K-1 Visa an immigrant or a non-immigrant visa?
  8.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Please clear up my confusion. Is the K-1 Visa an immigrant or a non-immigrant visa?
  9.    Mike E reacted to a post in a topic: Assets not enough to "overcome public charge grounds of inadmissibility for visa issuance"
  10. flicks1998
    Can you provide more clarity on the line in bold? When you saying "covers all costs", do you mean they are covering his housing, food, and incidental expenses and the $15K-$20K is mainly savings? If thats the case, it may help providing Immigration further details. The one thing I found out when I returned to the US was that generally speaking salaries are high, but the people are broke and $15-$20K after expenses is better than what 80-85% of Americans have, if not a higher %. If I did not interrupt that correctly, then having a 2nd job may be needed.
  11.    Chancy reacted to a post in a topic: Establishing Domicile?
  12.    Mike E reacted to a post in a topic: Ways for a computer scientist with BS degree to immigrate to the USA
  13. flicks1998
    Agreed. I can tell you the medical system I work in, we have 500 foreign nurses in the pipeline. We have an entire govt affairs dept working Senators and DC extremely hard to try and make some kind of exceptions for nurses and medical professionals. We are under extreme pressure on being so short staffed in all aspects in the medical field. Either immigration is going to have to make the process faster for these position or Americans are going to need to start caring about their health and the latter will take too long. Also, this is just our medical system, this problem is nationwide.
  14.    heynow reacted to a post in a topic: Establishing Domicile?
  15.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Case Denied
  16.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Case Denied
  17. flicks1998
    There are quite a few I knew and know in the Philippines who applied for the IR visa while having lived and still living in the Philippines for 10+ years. They had no issues. The few I know going through the process now have not chimed in this thread, but I think @Chancy got it right in her fourth post. Manila does not seem to care much.
  18. flicks1998
    When I applied for the K1 for my wife, I had been out of the US for 25 years. I just included a short letter in the initial documents that stated I would be moving back to the US between such and such dates. I gave a range of about 3 or 4 months. I had nothing tying me to the US except some brokerage accounts. I had no US bank, no US credit cards, no drivers license, all the credit report items had dropped off so had no credit which hasnt been an obstacle to anything. I listed my sister's address as a mailing address. Nobody ever asked about it through the entire process and it was never an issue which included USCIS and the embassy in Manila. I filed US taxes every year but the IRS never inputted my overseas address correctly, so when I returned to the US, it took multiple days and a total of about 10 hours on the phone to confirm my identity. This was during Covid so no offices were open.
  19.    flicks1998 reacted to a post in a topic: Why can a large age difference be a problem?
  20.    Adventine reacted to a post in a topic: Emergency visa for my father
  21. flicks1998
    I work in a large medical center and we routinely have people from overseas fly to the US for medical care. In fact it occurs daily and even during the peak of Covid, we were still able to fly people in and out of the country despite logistics becoming more difficult and travel bans in place. Their was always an unwritten rule that the travel bans never applied for people seeking medical help or care. If a person does not have a current B visa, all Embassies will issue these for proven medical needs which is typically having a letter from the local doctor, course of treatment, as well as how the services will be paid. One of our divisions is our health plan and some patients living overseas have insurance through our health plan (not sure how they obtained it) or many would just pay out of pocket. The ones paying out of pocket would get a list of charges from the US hospital/doctor and that would be submitted when applying for the B visa. Exceptions will always be made for people who are in need of urgent medical care and they can prove they can pay. There are alot of people around the world with the financial means to pay for medical services in the US without any US health insurance.
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